John O'Donnell

Executive Vice President of Ausra, Inc.

O'Donnell counts more than 20 years of experience leading successful startup ventures. From 1984 through 2006, he founded and ran three technology companies in supercomputers and digital image and video processing. His career began at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory. He holds eight patents in a wide range of technology fields. Since mid-2006, O'Donnell has been the primary force bringing Solar Heat and Power's technology to the United States, securing Ausra's venture capital funding and recruiting new members to the senior management team.